LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemical company, has developed high-performance plastic containers using nanotechnology.

The world first plastic, called hyperier, is extremely leak-resistant making it suitable for automotive gasoline tanks and chemical containers. Until now containers have been made leak free by using numerous plastic layers.

Graphene oxide membranes have been receiving attention for their extremely powerful separation abilities and the ease at which it can be modified, allowing for membrane permittivity to be fine-tuned. These membranes show the potential to be used for water purification, ‘green’ gas purification and greenhouse gas capture.